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30-8-2017 Big service check 1125R steering bearing

14-10-2017 - 30-8-2017 Big service check Buell 1125R, Buell XB12X steering head bearings

1125R nice colours... in for big service ( valve check ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer had starting problem.. after tightening the battery poles and a night on the charger.. battery is perfect , no issues here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

off course the seat screws are in crouqet ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

strange angle on the brake lever.. bike has been on it side.. this angle is anoying me.. as the brake lever is actuated when i turn to the left.. will try to bend it staight ( customer did not want a new lever yet ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starting problems.. 1125 09-10 model.. checking charging ... mnnn HD wire harness mod... and full battery charging idle is crap... ( bike need to go over 5000 rpm to charge better because off the HD wire harness recall ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

just checking if the stator is still good.. first lead pair ... 20 volts at idle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2e pair 21 volts.. stator is good.. i will recommand a rotor oiljet upgrade to the customer, so the bike also charges when you are cruising — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

on with the service.. rear caliper off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new pad are needed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

arrrgh matey, barnacles on the rear axle... will clean and protect the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel bearings is done for — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearing in and axle back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh pads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and caliper back on... disk with holes... very important on the 1125 !! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust removal to drop the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left front exhaust bolts needs a spanner to remove the nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust off.. the fun begins — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening up top side, filter is dirty.. i will put a k&N filter on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and as we going to tune this bike.. active throttle valve.. cable off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and connect the throttle shafts to getter , can give serieus trouble if you don't do this !! , locwire or a zip tie will do. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike swapped around on the lift.. and suporting the engine to remove the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn no leaks.. i bet the crash had some impact on the fluid level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn no leaks.. i bet the crash had some impact on the fluid level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel bearings feel funky .. will replace theme to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front supported to hold it up while we drop the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bolts out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making room in the wire harness so the engine can rotate safely with out damaging the wire loom — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear O2 sensor plug loose as this will other wise pull off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old plug out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and turning the engine over to check the free play.. this one is good to go.. untill the next big service ( 40000 km ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

valve cover back on, check the coil plug connector it is locking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

if any dought.. ziptie the connector so it locks... when you place the front air intake you don't want to accedently push the connector off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear cylinder same story , coil out cover off , check— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear was also good.. engine back up
start left side tightening the engine bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front brace bolts back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

big one to TQ — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front pads need replacement aswell — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fork oil changed and back in the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake air hose , mount it back with a ziptie so it will not come off so easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox base plare on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and K&N airfilter on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake lever.... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

just made a little better, found it very anoying full left turn the brake was aplied — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grrrr..... little to much brake fluid was in.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fluid in , set to lower level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and clutch fluid bleeding and refreshing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

only UNC thread and T27... as the rest is metric and T30 ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left front exhaust mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left rear... turn the idler so you can put the bolt in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

updating the fuel mapping .. for more fun :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

resetting the service counter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little cleaning off the greasy hands — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

heating here up to set the oil level .. test ride :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

uly steering head bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end in the air you can really feel bad bearings.. this one a very deep crater in the 12 O'clock position— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so legs out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head light off.. i leave the fender on, as these bolts can be a pain to remove if the bolt is corroded — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cables loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

untill the contact lock holds it up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and all in one can be taken off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pich bolt loose for the stem nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

give the nut a light tap when there are still on the thread — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and lower drops out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the old and crusty — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the fresh and new ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little cleaning goose a long — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

triples back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first lining up with the legs in to tighen the stem nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front brake line bracket back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and ignition switch back on, with the security screws— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coming to getter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head light on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front wheel in.. with new pads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.